Κάλπις

Kalpis
Greek · noun
variants Κάλπεις : Kalpeis , Κάλπη : Kalpē
Edited by: Thomas Peeters
Last edited: 2025-02-25
Meanings
Literal translation
Pitcher
Categories
part of constellation
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1. Pitcher

1.a Pitcher part of constellation

part of Aquarius; likely corresponding to γ+ζ+η+π Aquarii when defined as 4 stars (Geminus)

Οἱ δὲ ὲν ἄκρᾳ τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ κείμενοι τοῦ Ὑδροχόου δʹ ἀστέρες Κάλπις καλοῦνται.

‘The 4 stars lying on the tip of the right hand of Aquarius are called Pitcher.’

— Geminus 3.6

Genre: astronomy Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 18-19

Some manuscripts have the variant Κάλπεις or Κάλπη.
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Κάλπις (Lemma #2902). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2902/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). Κάλπις (Lemma #2902). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2902/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Κάλπις (Lemma #2902). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2902/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) Κάλπις (Lemma #2902), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2902/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2902,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Κάλπις ({Lemma} #2902)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2902/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2902/},
}